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garter

gar·ter

UK/ˈɡɑːtə/ US/ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)

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verb

1.

fasten with or as if with a garter

Origin

From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière.

Phrases

  • arm garter
  • Chinese garter
  • garter belt
  • garter snake
  • garter stitch
  • have someone's guts for garters
  • jazz garter
  • Order of the Garter

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